CHAIR —I declare open this public hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs, which is coming towards the end of its inquiry into indigenous health. I will just ask people to introduce themselves and pick out a couple of main issues that they would

CHAIR —Welcome. Thank you for appearing before the committee today. I advise you that this is a public hearing of the committee and all the normal rules of the parliament apply. Does anyone have any comments to make on the capacity in which they appear? Mr Wilson —I am retired

CHAIR —I declare open this public hearing of the inquiry into mature age workers. I welcome Mr Bevil Purnell, the representative from the Belconnen Employment Solutions Taskforce, who has come here today to give evidence to us. We will also be hearing from officers from the Department of Employment, Workplace

Mr Purnell —To start, I would acknowledge that I am also a member of Re-Employ Active Mature People, REAMP, which contributed to our submission. I understand that I should indicate what I believe are the five most important issues that the inquiry might think about. In the summary of our

CHAIR —I declare open this public hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration. The basis of the committee's investigation is its examination into the audit report by the Australian National Audit Office on the management of tax file numbers as part of the

CHAIR —Welcome. I remind you that the evidence you give at this public hearing is considered to be part of the proceedings of parliament. I therefore remind you that any attempt to mislead the committee is a very serious matter and could amount to a contempt of the parliament. Mr